Journal of emergency nursing : JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association
The most recent articles from:
J Emerg Nurs
-
This study was conducted to explore the characteristics of intimate partner violence (IPV) victims whose visit was coded as IPV and the health care delivery system in emergency departments (ED). ⋯ Caution should be implemented when interpreting the study results because they represent only coded IPV visits in the emergency department. The study findings suggest the critical need to improve identification, documentation, and coding of IPV visits.